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by Joan Didion
3.9(141,728)
After her husband's sudden death and her daughter's critical illness, Joan Didion examines the raw, disorienting experience of grief, showing how the mind tries to make sense of the irrational.
by J.A. Redmerski
4.2(141,656)
After her life shatters, a heartbroken Camryn impulsively boards a Greyhound bus and finds herself on a spontaneous road trip with a mysterious stranger who challenges her to live fiercely and love again, despite his own shadowed past.
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
4.3(141,514)
Follow Laura Ingalls and her pioneer family as they build a life of resilience, love, and resourcefulness across the American frontier, facing blizzards, grasshopper plagues, and new beginnings with determination.
by Colleen Hoover
4.3(141,348)
As Layken and Will deal with their love, a ghost from Will's past threatens their stability, forcing Layken to confront insecurities and Will to prove his devotion.
by Michael Scott
3.8(141,256)
When an ancient alchemyst's powerful book is stolen, ordinary twins Sophie and Josh are thrust into a hidden world of mythological figures and magic, becoming humanity's last hope against an impending global catastrophe.
by Jeannette Walls
4.1(141,012)
At six, Lily Casey Smith broke wild horses; later, she piloted planes and managed a large Arizona ranch. Her life showed grit, resourcefulness, and a spirit that met every frontier challenge and personal tragedy.
by Katherine Applegate
4.3(140,986)
A gentle gorilla in a mall zoo finds purpose in art and friendship, then works to rescue a baby elephant from captivity.
by Orson Scott Card
3.8(140,957)
As a genocidal fleet heads toward Lusitania, the fate of three intelligent species and a deadly virus rests on a child with the power to manipulate reality.
by Barack Obama
3.8(140,803)
Barack Obama shares his vision for a united America, blending personal reflections with calls for a politics rooted in shared optimism and a pursuit of the American Dream.
by Helen Hoang
3.9(140,538)
A brilliant but inexperienced woman with Asperger's hires a charming escort to teach her about intimacy, only to discover that love defies all algorithms.
by Lemony Snicket
3.9(140,511)
At the grim Paltryville lumber mill, the Baudelaire orphans encounter a giant pincher machine, a sinister hypnotist, and a man with a smoky head, proving that even coupons cannot sweeten their latest bitter misfortune.
by Sarah Dessen
4.0(140,398)
After being abandoned, a fiercely independent teen starts a new life with her estranged sister, forcing her to confront her past and learn to accept help, even from the charming boy next door with secrets of his own.
by Richard Dawkins
4.1(140,360)
Dawkins reframes evolution, saying organisms, including humans, are survival machines built by self-replicating genes and ideas striving for their own spread.
by Aldous Huxley
4.2(140,217)
Huxley's novel portrays a future where genetic engineering and conditioning create a docile populace. It explores the cost of manufactured happiness and how overpopulation and propaganda bring his dystopian vision closer to home.
by David Lagercrantz
3.8(140,152)
A genius hacker and a disgraced journalist are drawn into a global conspiracy involving stolen government secrets and an assassination plot.
by Lisa See
3.9(139,844)
From 1930s Shanghai's pre-war glamour to the harsh realities of forced marriage, wartime escape, and immigrant life in Los Angeles, two sisters navigate a world intent on tearing them apart while clinging to the bond that defines their survival.
by Bill Watterson
4.6(139,738)
A mischievous boy's endless imagination turns his stuffed tiger into a thoughtful and adventurous best friend, leading to funny escapades and insights into childhood.
by Elle Kennedy
4.3(139,648)
A shy academic with a secret crush makes a deal with the college hockey captain for fake dates, only to discover their undeniable chemistry is anything but pretend.
by Edith Wharton
4.0(139,451)
In Gilded Age New York, a man of society is torn between his love for an unconventional woman and his family's expectations, fearing social ruin.
by Eoin Colfer
3.9(139,374)
Artemis Fowl, a pre-teen criminal genius, must team up with his former pixie captor, Captain Holly Short, to save his father and stop a goblin uprising armed with human tech, preventing chaos in both the human and magical worlds.
by Sarah J. Maas
3.9(139,327)
As the Winter Solstice brings a fragile peace to the rebuilt Night Court, High Lady Feyre uncovers the hidden wounds and lingering shadows threatening to unravel the festive facade and the future of those she holds dearest.
by Robert Jordan
4.2(139,059)
As the Great Lord's prison crumbles and the Forsaken tighten their grip, Rand al'Thor, fractured by betrayal and the encroaching madness of the One Power, must unite a divided world against the shadow or watch it burn.
by James Patterson
4.2(138,863)
A woman's new love vanishes, leaving a diary that reveals he is a husband and father in another family, forcing her to unravel a heartbreaking mystery of love, loss, and hope.
by Diana Gabaldon
4.4(138,839)
As the American Revolution begins, Claire and Jamie Fraser navigate shifting loyalties and a published death notice, fighting to secure their future and family amid a nation's birth.